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How to get fromCologne to Ptujby train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, or night train

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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Ptuj by train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, or night train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane DUS - GRZ
    3. Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    6h 45m
    €194–478

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus stationbus bus N884 / ...
    17h 36m
    €96–155

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Ptujcar car
    14h 5m
    €161–221

  4. Drive  982.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Ptujcar car 982.4 km
    8h 40m
    €145–210

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Graz Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane CGN - GRZ
    2. Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    7h 41m
    €206–516

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    6h 59m
    €121–526

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Graz Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane FRA - GRZ
    3. Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    6h 31m
    €191–607

  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajashuttle bus
    7h 50m
    €102–267

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    7h 24m
    €151–497

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celjeshuttle bus
    4. Take the train from Celje to Pragerskotrain train
    7h 56m
    €183–388

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbftrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain train 575 / ...
    14h 46m
    €129–417

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    2. Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    17h 1m
    €273–768

  13. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain train Drf
    2. Take the nighttrain from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Maribornighttrain night train En
    18h 4m
    €110–328

Cologne to Ptuj by train and bus

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration17h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€96Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 933.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 45m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ptuj, Slovenia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Maribor bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €90–140 and the journey takes 15h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ptuj via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Graz Hbf, and Maribor in around 14h 46m.

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